Chan insisted, however, that Bedlam and Atari will "have to see how things pan out" before making a rock-solid commitment to a sequel.

Daggerdale - due in spring on PC, PSN and XBLA - "concentrates" on the first 10 levels of 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules - known as the Heroic tier. For Bedlam Games, this presents a natural opportunity for a trilogy, as the Paragon tier goes on to cover levels 10 to 20, and the Epic tier levels 20 to 30.

Bedlam has reinterpreted the famous D&D rules to fit an action-RPG mould, but assures that Wizards of the Coast were consulted at every step along the way. The result should be an authentic, co-operative multiplayer dungeon crawl that offers character levelling, item trading and looting - lots of looting. And all that for the price of a download game, although it's not clear exactly what that price will be.

What's more, Bedlam and Atari won't ask for a blind gamble; "We are right now preparing a demo level that can be downloaded and players can get a taste of what it's like," announced Chan.